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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
According to roster resource, Starling has no options, which means he would have to pass through waivers again to be retained if they call him up and it doesn’t work.
All the more reason to keep him down longer.
Re: what he brings to the table, you’re talking about a 60-65 glove (have repeatedly been told he is a better version of Lorenzo Cain defensively) and someone who has the speed and baserunning ability to nab 20+ bags. He adds some value with his legs.
I haven’t seen him enough to break down swing/approach changes, and I don’t think any scouts have been published on that. His problem has always been with breaking balls, and it wasn’t just trying to do too much with them. It was inability to recognize, lay-off, or handle them.
If he’s changed swing plane or setup or something to better handle them, some of the XB pop could return as he becomes more comfortable there.
Or, as DJ points out, it could just be a BABIP-driven mirage that will stabilize and regress to norm.
All reasons to give it more time.
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That was my understanding that he ran out of options last year. I can't imagine we'd see him before the second half of the season. You bring Starling up, and there's no going back.